Lu Xu opened his phone and saw the Weibo post by Ji Xiunian. He smiled and clicked "like".
Xu Lele behind him called his name and waited for him to change clothes and prepare for today's recording.
The competition is now coming to an end, and the ninth recording will be held soon. After today, only 22 out of 36 trainees can stay, and the dream-chasing journey of the others can only end here.
Different from the full expectations during the performance, many trainees even hope that this day will come later. This is the place closest to their dreams. If possible, who would not want to stay to the end.
But the competition itself is cruel, and it will not stop because of someone's ideas.
Lu Xu is definitely the calmest one among the trainees. Everyone thinks that he has fans and confidence, but they don’t know that Lu Xu didn’t take this competition too seriously from the beginning.
“What should I do, Brother Xu? I’m really super nervous.” Xu Lele had previously said that if she was eliminated, she would go home and set up a stall, but she couldn’t help but get nervous at this moment before the results were announced.
“Calm down, just let it go.”
Perhaps Lu Xu’s attitude was too calm, which made people’s impetuous hearts calm down a lot after seeing it. Xu Lele squatted aside to prepare himself mentally, thinking of making the worst plan to meet this result.
Lu Xu smiled and shook his head, thinking that Xu Lele had a likable personality and good strength. Such a person is actually very suitable for debuting in a boy group. There is no need to worry about any problems with the relationship with teammates, and the popularity is definitely high.
As expected, when the list of 22 advanced contestants was announced, Xu Lele was successfully promoted with a good score of fifth place.
The four members of Lu Xu's dormitory firmly occupied the top four positions, and it was the only dormitory where all members advanced. The
biggest dark horse in this ranking is Yao Yulong.
At the beginning of the evaluation, Yao Yulong's singing and dancing were not outstanding, and he only got the score of Class D.
But as time went by, everyone saw his progress. In addition, with a professional styling team, and always being in the same group with Lu Xu, his ranking has been gradually rising without realizing it.
He always came in last in every promotion contest, but he was able to stay on the stage.
No wonder some people predicted that Yao Yulong was the real dark horse of this contest, and he always gave people surprises every time he appeared.
But some people were happy while others were worried. Those
who stayed were happy, but those who left were sad.
For example, Zhou Yu, who was in a team with Lu Xu before, was once in Class A and was very strong. With his singing skills, he could even debut as a solo, but the competition was based on popularity. He had no choice but to leave even though he was unwilling to do so.
Some people felt sorry for Zhou Yu, and they always thought that he could at least make it into the top 20.
Relatively speaking, Zhou Yu himself was quite open-minded: "The players who can make it to today are very strong, and I am just one of them. Even if I leave this stage today, I will insist on singing and dancing in the future. Brother Xu, Brother Long, Lele and other brothers, you all have to cheer up, we have unfulfilled dreams, you have to help us realize them..."
Those who left did not cry, but those who stayed cried instead.
Xu Lele and Zhou Yu live in the same dormitory, and they naturally have a good relationship after more than two months of getting along.
Thinking that Zhou Yu is leaving here soon, Xu Lele can't help but feel sorry for him.
"Brother Yu, we will all get better and better..."
It is said that men don't shed tears easily, but when it comes to being sad, no one can control their emotions.
A group of people hugged each other, said goodbye to each other and encouraged each other, only Lu Xu was very calm.
He had seen many deaths, and this elimination match was just a small event in his eyes.
As soon as the recording was over, Lu Xu received a task reminder, and he immediately rushed out.
Zhou Yu and others originally wanted to come over and say goodbye to Lu Xu, but they didn't expect that the person in front of them had disappeared before they got close.
Being eliminated is not a good mood in itself, and someone whispered when he saw this: "Oh, Brother Xu ran too fast. We didn't even have a chance to say goodbye. Are we not worthy?" As
soon as this was said, no one else responded immediately.
In a competition like theirs with many young boys together, there will inevitably be intrigues in the open and in the dark. Some of them seem to be good brothers and even tied together to hype up a couple, but in fact, their relationship is not good at all, and it can even be said that they hate each other.
In this environment, anything you say will be spread quickly.
For example, Lu Xu ran away quickly this time without saying goodbye. If you want to interpret it in another way, it seems that it is indeed not very polite.
"There will definitely be time to say goodbye alone later. Brother Xu was in a hurry and didn't even look back." Xu Lele couldn't help but explain for Lu Xu, not wanting others to misunderstand Lu Xu.
Yao Yulong also echoed Xu Lele's words and said, "Yes, we have been together for so long, we know everything about Brother Xu."
"It's okay, let's talk to Brother Xu when we get back to the dormitory." Zhou Yu wanted to ease the atmosphere, and pulled Xu Lele and the people around him and said, "Come on, let's take a group photo first!"
Even if this matter was temporarily exposed, seeing that Lu Xu had disappeared, Yao Yulong couldn't help but look at the judges' seat.
Just as he thought, Ji Xiunian was no longer in his seat.
Although I don't know why Lu Xu and Ji Xiunian were so anxious to go out, I have a hunch that they are together.
I just hope that the two of them can be a little more low-key and don't let others discover their secrets.
"This time the client is considered to be long-lived." Ji Xiunian glanced at the client's information in the data column and found that it was a 90-year-old elderly client.
He had not been in the job for a long time, and he had carried out many tasks with Lu Xu. However, those clients either died of accidents or illnesses. It was the first time he had seen such a client die of natural causes at the
age of 50. "Yes." At the age of 90, it was considered to be a long life.
The two walked through the prosperous area of West Street, turned into the alley and walked forward, and finally stopped in front of a courtyard.
Today, the economy of East City is developing rapidly, high-rise buildings are rising from the ground, and there is a fast-paced atmosphere everywhere.
There are very few small courtyards like this one left behind the prosperity. It is just separated by a street, but it always feels like two different worlds.
Lu Xu and Ji Xiunian entered the yard and saw the customers waiting there quietly.
His body was lying on a rocking chair basking in the sun, his expression looked peaceful and contented, without any sign of pain. It seemed that he passed away in his sleep, which was actually a kind of luck for him at his age.
His soul stood aside and stared at his body, as if thinking about his current situation, with a slightly confused expression.
Lu Xu walked to the old man and began to confirm the information -
"Chen Anguo, male, from Dongcheng, ninety years old..."
The old man turned around when he heard Lu Xu's voice, and was dumbfounded when he saw Ji Xiunian behind him: "Aren't you my grandson-in-law, the one who played the role of Wei Sheng or something..."
Grandson-in-law?
When this title came out, both Ji Xiunian and Lu Xu were a little confused, and they didn't understand when Ji Xiunian became someone else's grandson-in-law.
Ji Xiunian was the most innocent and confused one. When he heard Chen Anguo calling his grandson son-in-law, his first reaction was to shake his head and deny it to Lu Xu. Because he didn't want to be misunderstood by Lu Xu, Ji Xiunian couldn't help but urge the old man to explain: "Grandpa Chen, I don't even know who your granddaughter is..."
"Hey, hey, hey, look at what I said, she was led away by Xiaofan..."
According to Chen Anguo, he has a granddaughter who likes Ji Xiunian very much, and she keeps yelling to him that Ji Xiunian is her boyfriend.
Chen Anguo himself has no interest in current artists and stars, and doesn't know many of them. But the granddaughter thinks about Ji Xiunian every day, and all she talks about is her boyfriend.
Chen Anguo loves his granddaughter and thinks that he has a common language with her, so he starts to get to know Ji Xiunian.
I have watched the movies and TV series he acted in, and I think he is a nice guy. Sometimes when his granddaughter jokes about boyfriend, he will say grandson-in-law. I originally thought they were from two different circles, but I never thought I would meet him in person right after I died.
If he hadn't been dead, Chen Anguo would definitely call his granddaughter to ask him to come see her boyfriend.
"Brother Nian is really popular." Lu Xu smiled after hearing this, and didn't forget to raise an eyebrow at Ji Xiunian.
Ji Xiunian didn't expect to meet the grandfather of his fans when he went out to work, so he could only smile at him and then remind him to confirm the information.
Even though he had seen himself in the rocking chair, Chen Anguo still found it unbelievable: "Am I really dead?" Without waiting for Lu Xu and the others to answer, he muttered to himself, "If I'm dead, then I'm dead. I've been waiting for this day for quite a long time..."
While Chen Anguo was talking, Ji Xiunian looked around naturally.
The yard doesn't cover a large area, but every inch of land is well used.
Roses are planted in the flowerbed in the corner, and the branches are full of flower buds in various colors, which are very pleasing to the eye.
Not far from the roses are gardenias, and the fragrance fills the garden. There are many flowers and plants planted in the yard, but they are properly trimmed, neat and beautiful. It can be seen that the owner is really careful to clean it up.
Looking at Chen Anguo himself, he is neatly dressed and looks very strong. Even at the age of ninety, he still has the demeanor of his youth, which makes people feel comfortable.
Chen Anguo keeps himself and his life in order, without any sense of desolation of an old man.
Such a person is easy to make a good impression on others. Even Lu Xu praised his small courtyard for being clean.
Chen Anguo couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "I prepare for death every day, so I keep everything around me quiet and peaceful. I don't want to cause trouble to others after I die..."
Chen Anguo said what was in his heart. He really didn't want to cause trouble to others.
His children thought he was old and wanted to take him to live with them a long time ago. But Chen Anguo refused without a second thought, vowing that he could take care of himself.
His daily routine is to exercise and plant flowers, and he lives a good life.
At this age, he is very open-minded about life and death.
Chen Anguo has lived a refined life, and he doesn't want to break this image even after his death.
He packed all his clothes, wrote down what he wanted to say in letters and left them for his family to read slowly.
This attitude towards life is comfortable and free, even Lu Xu wanted to say hello to him.
After seeing Chen Anguo off, Lu Xu suddenly leaned towards Ji Xiunian: "Tao Yingbo wrote a good song before. During the finals, I suddenly wanted to sing that song..."